Block 16 Dakota Cres
390016 · Aljunied · Geylang · Built 1958 · ~31 yrs lease left · 12 units · 3 floors
Block 16 Dakota Cres in Geylang scores 79.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 3.1 minutes’ walk from Mountbatten Mrt Station MRT, 3.4 minutes from Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre, and 660 m straight-line from Kong Hwa School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 16 Dakota Cres, Singapore 390016
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 85
- Food
- 99
- Schools
- 96
- Healthcare
- 61
- Daily needs
- 100
- Green space
- 100
- Connectivity
- 66
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 79
- EV charging
- 59
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 80
- Renters
- 84
- Investors
- 46
- EV Owners
- 66
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 23.5min
- one-north
- 42.5min
- Jurong East
- 50.3min
- Changi Airport
- 38.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap24 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (373 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 14 min riding
- Walk 3 min (165 m) to Blk 22
- Bus 16 · SBS Transit
Blk 22 → Capitol Bldg · 5 stops · 13 min - Walk 3 min (180 m) to City Hall
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
City Hall → Raffles Place · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.
MRT stations
transit- Mountbatten Mrt Station3.1 min
- Mountbatten Mrt Station4.7 min
- Dakota Mrt Station8.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Kallang Estate Fresh Market and Food Centre3.4 min
- Jalan Batu Blk 4A (Blk 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre/Market)8.2 min
- Old Airport Road Blk 51 (51 Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall)8.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Enterprise 79 Pte. Ltd.A0.5 min
- Meetup @ 13 Pte. Ltd.3.2 min
- Chiu Moi Hua4.6 min
- Lee Mei ChooB4.6 min
- Quek Mui Ling4.6 min
- Chan Wee KhongC4.6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
- Yeo Hock Heng14.6 min
- I-Tec Supermart Pte Ltd15.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- Choong'S Clinic4.6 min
- Healthwise Medical Clinic & Surgery4.8 min
- Northeast Medical Group7.7 min
Parks & green
green- Mt Batten Rd/Old Airport Rd Os3.5 min
- Wilkinson Interim Pk10.5 min
- Arthur Pk10.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Harmony Activity Centre25.8 min
- Geylang East Home For The Aged27.7 min
- THK SAC @ MacPherson31.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Katong CC9.7 min
- Mountbatten CC10.2 min
- Mountbatten CC (U/C)10.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Geylang East Public Library21.3 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 9,10,12 Pine Close8.4 min
- Blk 58 Dakota Crescent10 min
- Blk 10-11 Jalan Batu Di Tanjong Rhu10.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 3 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.
Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.Buses near here
LTA stops · OneMap routing- Stop 802793.1 min walk · 196 m
- Stop 811794.3 min walk · 127 m
- BLK 223 min walk16
Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Geylang planning area- Age profile
- In Geylang, 11.9% of residents are under 15 and 19.2% are 65 or older.
- 60–648%55–597.8%30–347.5%45–497.4%
- Household income
- 33.1% of Geylang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person16.6%$20,000+11.7%$2,000–2,9996.8%$1,000–1,9996.7%
- Dwelling mix
- 73.6% of Geylang households live in HDB flats; 25.5% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 3 room flats27.8%HDB 4 room flats24.8%Condominiums and other apartments21.1%HDB 5 room and executive flats11.1%
- Household size
- 49.5% of Geylang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person25%1-person24.5%3-person19.2%4-person14.9%
- In education
- Of Geylang residents currently in education, 24.6% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary32.7%Secondary25%University14.6%Polytechnic10%
- Commute to work
- 61.3% of working Geylang residents commute by public transport; 23.8% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus24.1%MRT LRT only19%Car17.1%Bus16.4%
Resident data for the Geylang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Can I afford this?
est. ~S$691k · 4 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 16 Dakota Cres is more liveable than 89% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$713/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-07).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07
Is it worth it?
liveability · price trend · leaseBlock 16 offers a strong liveability score (79.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~31 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Aljunied. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 16 Dakota Cres
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 16 Dakota Cres in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Aljunied medians.
Subzone medians — Aljunied
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
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